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Turkey: Legislation Would Limit Sales of Alcohol and Ban Advertising for It - New York Times Sat, 25 May 2013 01:15:35 GMT

Wall Street Journal
Turkey: Legislation Would Limit Sales of Alcohol and Ban Advertising for It
New York Times
The Turkish Parliament passed legislation on Friday to ban advertising of alcohol. The measure also bans the sale of alcoholic drinks between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., except in tourist zones, and prohibits alcohol sales near mosques and schools. The measure ...
Turkey Moves to Curb Alcohol Sales at Night, Ban AdvertisingWall Street Journal
FP Passport: Did Turkey just become a little more like Texas?Foreign Policy (blog)
Q&A: On Turkey's Proposed Alcohol RestrictionsABC News
Aljazeera.com -BBC News -Irish Times
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Mystery solved: John Kerry really ate turkey shwarma - Foreign Policy (blog) Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:15 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)
Mystery solved: John Kerry really ate turkey shwarma
Foreign Policy (blog)
Reputable sources such as the Guardian, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times have reported that the secretary of state's sandwich was stuffed with turkey. But for many with ties to or interest in the region (including myself), the news made ...

Turkey's EU Ministry set to fund NGOs, media - Hurriyet Daily News Fri, 24 May 2013 21:15:00 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News
Turkey's EU Ministry set to fund NGOs, media
Hurriyet Daily News
The main aim of the Political Criteria Program is “to give opportunities to NGOs in Turkey to get familiar with the policies of the European Union concerning political issues... and to be prepared for accession through strengthening contacts and mutual ...
Turkey's EU ministry to grant funds for media, NGOsTurkish Press

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Turkey builds wall at Syria border crossing after bombs - Yahoo! News Fri, 24 May 2013 16:15:51 GMT

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Turkey builds wall at Syria border crossing after bombs
Yahoo! News
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is constructing 2.5-km-long (1.5 mile) twin walls at a border crossing with Syria to increase security at the frontier following three deadly bombings this year. The concrete walls will be built on either side of the road ...
Turkey to build wall on Syria border, report saysPress TV
Turkey to build wall on border with SyriaFRANCE 24
Wall and barbed wires to cover 2.4 km borderline between Turkey and SyriaTurkish Press
Blouin News Blogs (blog)
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Turkey rekindles Syria hopes after Amman meet - Hurriyet Daily News Fri, 24 May 2013 21:14:42 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News
Turkey rekindles Syria hopes after Amman meet
Hurriyet Daily News
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said that Turkey and the U.S. “synchronized” their steps on Syria, during Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan's recent talks with President Barack Obama on May 16. Speaking about the Geneva conference set to be ...
Misreading 'Syria Transition Act' In TurkeyAl-Monitor

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Turkey: bridging cultures - euronews Fri, 24 May 2013 15:32:57 GMT

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Turkey: bridging cultures
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Turkey is a secular state although most people who live there are Muslim. The national education system is also secular but there have always also been privately run Islamic schools. Until last year however, it was harder to get into university from an ...

Turkey, Bulgaria to resolve border issue - Hurriyet Daily News Fri, 24 May 2013 21:14:56 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News
Turkey, Bulgaria to resolve border issue
Hurriyet Daily News
Both countries want to see the issue solved as soon as possible as Turkey and Bulgaria are friendly countries. We are committed to solving some technical problems and I see no reason why we would face further problems after both sides come together on ...

Turkey Bans Retail Alcohol Sales at Night, Promotion of Drinking - Bloomberg Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:32 GMT

Turkey Bans Retail Alcohol Sales at Night, Promotion of Drinking
Bloomberg
Turkey's parliament approved a law banning retail alcohol sales at night and promotion of alcoholic drinks as opposition lawmakers accused Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of pushing an Islamist agenda. All advertisement and promotion of alcohol ...

US, Turkey, Qatar call for UN rights debate on Syria - GlobalPost Sat, 25 May 2013 00:51:10 GMT

Gulf Times
US, Turkey, Qatar call for UN rights debate on Syria
GlobalPost
The United States, Turkey and Qatar called Friday for an urgent debate on Syria at the UN's top human rights body next week, citing the escalating conflict and the regime's assault on the central town of Qusayr. "We have the honour to request the Human ...
Qatar, US and Turkey seek UN rights debate on SyriaGulf Times

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John Kerry's Polarizing Turkey Shawarma - Tablet Magazine Fri, 24 May 2013 18:28:12 GMT

Tablet Magazine
John Kerry's Polarizing Turkey Shawarma
Tablet Magazine
Yesterday, word spread high and low (or primarily on Twitter) about Secretary of State John Kerry's decision to order a turkey shawarma during his trip to Ramallah. Was Kerry living in fear of Michelle Obama's eat healthy initiative or was this the ...
In West Bank, John Kerry Tries Out Turkey SchawarmaWall Street Journal (blog)
John Kerry's culinary coupSt. Louis Jewish Light

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